Popular names you think will end up being faddy / genrational / "two thousand and teensie" names"

[Totality22]

Have heard the name Isla described as all 3 on another thread (sorry this isn't actually a TAAT)

It got me to thinking what other names could end up being faddy.

I think Freya fits the bill also. I am sure there are loads more

[incidentally I love both Isla and Freya as names!!!]

[RedToothBrush]

A couple of very interesting reads:

Upswing Girls names

Upswing Boys names

Its quiet interesting to see the curve of how the names below mentioned in the articles have picked up. Even names which are not popular ones can definitely be from a certain period as they illustrate. They also give hints as to what is going to be even more popular in the next couple of years.

Popular ones
Ava, Isla, Poppy, Sophia, Lola, Eva, Layla, Sienna, Florence, Sofia, Emilia, Evelyn, Bella, Esme, Eliza, Willow, Elsie, Maryam, Ivy, Violet, Annabelle,

Less popular ones but still 'of the time'
Seren, Darcy, Lottie, Hattie, Etta, Beatrice, Beatrix, Iris, Olive, Mabel, Nancy, Bonnie, Minnie, Lyla, Lena, Lyra, Luna, Mila, Myla, Elodie, Betsy, Betty, Arabella, Penelope, Skyler, Harper, Ariana, Aurora, Aurelia.

Popular ones
Riley, Leo, Noah, Oscar, Max, Henry, Lucas, Isaac, Mason, Freddie, Sebastian, Theo, Harley, Arthur, Jenson, Tommy, Blake, Bobby, Frankie, Reuben, Dexter, Stanley, Elijah, Hugo, Seth, Theodore

Less popular ones but still 'of the time'
Ronnie, Reggie, Rex, Albert, Felix, Jasper, Casper, Roman, Rowan, Romeo, Copper, Ted, Teddy, Eli, Elias, Milo, Arlo, Layton, Chase, Heath, Brody, Buddy, Bodhi, Rufus, Rafferty, Hunter, Archer, Wilfred, Walter, Ernest

[Churchillian]

Hah, I live somewhere posh-ish in the south and encountered 2 little Orlandos in our local park sandpit last week. Both parents seemed a bit put out that their name wasn't unique!

[BeautifulStars93]

Freddie definitely.
& id say Amelia for girls. They seem too have come from no where and now every child is called it

also Elsie. Suddenly rose very quickly and is now very trendy by me.

[akorda]

Archie, Ethan, Theo, Oscar, Toby, Leo

Ellie/Ella, Evie, Poppy

[ollieplimsoles]

Don't think anyone has mentioned jasper yet? That's everywhere now!

[balletnotlacrosse]

In Ireland Sophie will definitely be seen as a noughties/tensies name. I never ever heard of a single person being called this when I was growing up, but its popularity just exploded about 15 years ago and you can't move for Sophies now.
It was the same in the 1980s with Emma. It was a name that was just not heard of in Ireland and then suddenly everytime you turned round you seemed to meet a little girl called Emma.

[looki]

Oliver is used in Ireland. Ironic as it sounds!

[jaykay34]

Girls:
Daisy, Poppy, Lily, Tilly, Milly, Isla, Lila, Lola, Layla, Tia, Mia, Ellie, Ella

Boys:
Kaiden, Jayden, Brayden, Riley, Bailey

*I know most the girls names were used in past generations - but they are very significant of the current time, with multiples in year groups.

[PeppermintCrayon]

I've always loved the name Freya and am gutted it's now seen as trendy and faddy

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

India had a bit of a thing in the mid-noughties.

[dietcokeisgreat]

Drowning in isla/islay/other spellings of same here. Think i notice it more as i can't stand that choice myself!

Similar with things i consider as a shortened version ( ellie, archie, alfie, freddy) with no long version.

Seriously overwhelmed with xanthe/theo/oscar in slightly more wealthy local residents.

Kaiden/kyle/jayden/kian/other j and k or -den names. I can't see any of them becoming timeless classics thag continue to be used.

[balletnotlacrosse]

Lauren, Kyle, Jayden and all those 'surname' names like Madison, McKenzie, Parker, etc.

[littlejohnnydory]

I know three Wrens, Lazarou! One male, two female. I think Isla, Layla and Ava.

[reuset]

really not making a point, just musing. Have never met a non English George. Nothing too alarming in that statement I hope.

Eye rolling rather than alarming. I've never met an English Giorgio or Georges either (insert version of George from country of choice)

[reuset]

William was top 20 in 1950s. 1970s was probably its lowest point in popularity last century.

Facts, people! Much better than anecdotes and guesses

[IvoryMadonna]

William was not a very popular name in the mid-20th century. It started coming back in the 1970s.

[floatyflo]

Daisy and Poppy

[FishCanFly]

William is an all times favourite i think ;)

[Orangeboat]

There are very few really timeless names ones that spring too mind
Elizabeth
William
james
Charlotte
On hearing these names I don't think you could put a age on the person on name alone.

[burgatroyd]

I don't know any Georges! I know lots of James. Must be a regional thing though I have moved several times...

Faddy names.

Maddison, Evie, Eve, Ava, Isabel, Nevaeh, Oliver, Oscar, Jayden, Arlo. Only because there are so many of them they will define an era.

[nooka]

Adam looks like it's had quite a popularity drop too. I think of it as being more of a 70s name than a current one. Evie (as opposed to Eve) has had a big boom in the last ten years although it looks like it's fading a bit now. A late 'naughties' name. Likewise I see Lily (and all it's variants) is declining too. On the other hand Archie is on the up and up (all from darker green, although it only covers 1996-2013)

Incidentally both my children's names have been mentioned here (well their short forms anyway) as they have both been top ten for the last ten years I don't think they will be seen as 20 teens names. They both seemed to boom a couple of years after we picked them.

[TheNewStatesman]

"Eve, the 'first woman' according to three major world religions? I wouldn't say it is a faddy or trendy name but fairly consistent like Adam.... Not a name I would choose but certainly don't think it is going to date!"

names.darkgreener.com/#eve Hmmmm... I have to say, I think this name was rare when I was a kid.